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March 1-June 1--Principals: Applications are due for the 1993
Vanderbilt International Institute for Principals, sponsored by the
Center for Advanced Study of Educational Leadership at Vanderbilt
University, for elementary and secondary school principals from the
United States, Canada, and abroad, to be held July 4-16 at Peabody
College of V.U. in Nashville, Tenn. The institute will focus on
research and practice related to administrative problem-solving,
school-based management, and school restructuring. Contact: Phillip
Hallinger, (800) 288-3357 or (615) 343-7092; or C.A.S.E.L., Box 503,
P.C.-V.U., Nashville, Tenn. 37203.

April 23--Middle schools: Applications are due for "Active
Learning in the Middle School,'' institute, for middle school
educators, sponsored by the Harvard/Outward Bound Project in
Experience-Based Education and the Harvard Graduate School of
Education, to be held June 26-30 in Cambridge, Mass. Applicants must
apply in groups of two to six. The deadline may be extended on a
case-by-case basis. Contact: Diane Wortis, Program Coordinator,
Active Learning in the Middle School, Harvard Graduate School of
Education, 339N Gutman Library, Cambridge, Mass. 02138; (617)
495-3572.

April 27--Rehabilitation research: The U.S. Education Department is
inviting applications for an award for a rehabilitation research and
training center in pediatric-trauma rehabilitation. An estimated one
award of $500,000 will be awarded to a state or public or private
agency or organization, including institutions of higher education and
Indian tribes and tribal organizations. The center must be operated by
or in collaboration with an institution of higher education or a
provider of rehabilitation services or other appropriate services.
Contact: William Whalen, U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20202; (202) 205-9141.

April 30--Art education: Registration is due for "Modern Art:
1900-1940,'' summer institute, sponsored by the Education Division of
the National Gallery of Art, for teachers of all subjects and grades
K-12, including former institute participants, to be held July 12-17
(Session I), July 26-31 (Session II), and August 9-14 (Session III) at
the gallery in Washington, D.C. The institute is designed to meet
teachers' personal- and professional-enrichment needs and to discuss
teaching resources and models for instruction. Contact: Department of
Teacher and School Programs, Education Division, N.G.A., Washington,
D.C. 20565; (202)842-6353.

April 30--Distance learning: The U.S. Rural Electrification
Administration is accepting applications for grants under its
Distance Learning and Medical Link Grant Program, to encourage the
use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced
technologies to provide educational and medical benefits to people in
rural areas. The grants must be used toward the acquisition of
equipment, the provision of technical assistance to use the
equipment, or engineering, but not toward operating expenses. Grant
requests of $10,000 to $500,000 will be accepted. Contact: R.E.A.
Rural Development Assistance Staff, (202) 720-1400.

April 30--Education innovation: The U.S. Education Department is
inviting applications for new awards under its Innovation in Education
program, which provides grants for projects that show promise of
identifying and disseminating innovative educational approaches at the
elementary and secondary levels. An estimated seven awards ranging from
$100,000 to $300,000 each will be awarded to state education agencies,
institutions of higher education, private schools, and other public and
private agencies, organizations, and institutions, or consortia of
those agencies. Contact: Shirley Steele, U.S.E.D., 555 New Jersey Ave.,
N.W., Room 522, Washington, D.C. 20208-5524; (202) 219-1496.

April 30--Environmental education: Applications are due for the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Morgan State University
Summer Teachers Institute, for secondary social-studies and science
teachers, to be held July 11-23 in Baltimore, Md. The institute will
help teachers understand issues of environmental studies with an
emphasis on hazardous waste and Superfund sites. Priority will be
given to applicants who teach in a community having three or more
Superfund sites. Travel, housing, and board are all covered by the
institute, and participants will receive three graduate credits and a
stipend of $250 per week for the two weeks. Contact: Judith
Greenberg, (301) 983-0704

April 30--Teacher-educators: Submissions are due for the
"Distinguished Dissertation in Teacher Education Award,'' sponsored by
the Association of Teacher Educators, to encourage, recognize, and
promote exemplary doctoral-level research that substantially
contributes to the improvement of teacher education. Special
recognition will also be extended to the professor who directs the
winning dissertation. Contact: Gerald H. Krockover, Purdue University,
School of Education, 1443 Matthews Hall, Room 106, West Lafayette, Ind.
47907-1443; (317) 494-5580.

May 1--Charter schools: Call for presentations for "Enterprising
Educators,'' conference sponsored by the American Association of
Educators in Private Practice, to discuss charter schools and private
practices of teachers contracting with schools to educate students, to
be held August 13-14 in Madison, Wis. Contact: Chris Yelich,
A.A.E.P.P., N7425 Switzke Rd., Watertown, Wis. 53094; (800) 252-3280 or
(414) 699-3280.

May 1--Teacher awards: Proposals are due for the National Endowment
for the Humanities/Reader's Digest Teacher-Scholar Awards, sponsored by
the N.E.H., for elementary and secondary school humanities teachers.
The program enables teachers of literature, language arts, history and
social studies, and classics and foreign languages to receive support
for an academic year of full-time independent study; the grant award is
intended to replace, or to supplement other grants and sabbatical pay,
up to the amount of the academic-year salary. Contact: N.E.H./Reader's
Digest Teacher-Scholar Program, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 302,
Washington, D.C. 20506; (202) 606-8377.

May 10--Rehabilitation research: The National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Education Department
is inviting applications for new awards for Rehabilitation Research and
Training Centers in various program areas for fiscal 1993. An estimated
14 awards, ranging from an estimated $400,000 to $650,000, will be
granted to state and public agencies or organizations, private agencies
or organizations, institutions of higher education, and/or American
Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Contact: William Whalen,
N.I.D.R.R., U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 3417 Switzer
Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2704; (202) 205-9141; TDD: (202)
205-5474.

May 10--Substance abuse: The U.S. Health and Human Services
Department is inviting applications for projects to conduct meetings
and conferences to coordinate and exchange information on preventing
tobacco, alcohol, and other substance abuse. Conferences should focus
on knowledge dissemination, consensus-building, and health-promotion
concepts and practices among high-risk youths. An estimated 15
projects, funded at up to $50,000 each, will be awarded to local
education agencies, higher-education institutions, and other public and
private nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Contact: Office of
Budget, Planning, and Evaluation, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention, U.S. Health and Human Services Department, Rockwall II,
Ninth Floor, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857; (301)
443-6980.

May 14--Community education: Proposals are due for the 28th
annual conference of the National Community Education Association, to
be held December 1-4 in Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Marilyn Kerns,
Program Chair, National Community Education Association, 801 N.
Fairfax St., Suite 209, Alexandria, Va. 22314; (703) 683-6232.

May 14--Immigrant education: The U.S. Education Department is
inviting applications for new awards under its Emergency Immigrant
Education program, to provide financial assistance for supplementary
educational services and costs for eligible immigrant children enrolled
in elementary and secondary public and nonpublic schools. An estimated
total of $29.5 million will be awarded to state education agencies.
Contact: Harpeet K. Sandhu, U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room
5086, Mary E. Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-6641; (202)
205-9808.

May 15--Language education: Proposals are due for the annual
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
convention, for English-as-a-second-language and
English-as-a-foreign-language professionals, to be held March 8-12,
1994, in Baltimore, Md. Contact: TESOL, 1600 Cameron St., Suite 300,
Alexandria, Va. 22314-2751; (703) 836-0774.

May 15--Teacher recognition: Applications are due for the "Good
Neighbor Awards,'' sponsored by the State Farm Insurance Companies in
conjunction with the National Council for the Social Studies, the
National Council of Teachers of English, the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, and the National Science Teachers Association.
The awards are intended to provide national recognition to members of
the teaching profession whose interest, involvement, leadership, and
innovation personify the "good neighbor'' philosophy. Recipients will
be recognized through advertisements in national newspapers, and State
Farm will make a cash contribution to an educational organization
chosen by each winner. Contact: Sara Wallace, N.C.S.S., 3501 Newark
St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016-3167; (202) 966-7840.

May 17--Prisoner education: The U.S. Education Department is
seeking applications for new awards under its Life Skills for State
and Local Prisoners Program, to provide financial assistance for
establishing and operating programs designed to reduce recidivism
through the development and improvement of life skills necessary for
the integration of adult prisoners into society. An estimated
$100,000 to $300,000 for the first 12 months will be awarded to each
of an estimated 24 state correctional agencies, local correctional
agencies, state correctional-education agencies, or local
correctional-education agencies. Funding for the second and third
12-month periods is subject to availability of funds. Contact:
Christopher Koch, U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 4512-MES,
Washington, D.C. 20202-7242; (202) 205-5621. Deaf and
hearing-impaired individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339 (in Washington, D.C.: 708-9300).

May 17--Student essay contest: Entries are due for the Mars
Institute Student Contest, offering $500 for the best essay on this
year's designated topic about the planet Mars. The contest is open to
high school students and undergraduates. Contact: The Planetary
Society, Scholarships Department, 65 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena,
Calif. 91106.

May 20--Social issues: Nominations are due for the "Defense of
Academic Freedom Award,'' co-sponsored by the National Council for the
Social Studies and cosponsored by Social Issues Resources Series Inc.,
to recognize an individual who has contributed significantly to the
preservation of academic freedom in ways related to social-studies
education. Contact: N.C.S.S., 3501 Newark St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20016-3167; (202) 966-7840.

May 28--Libraries: The U.S. Education Department is inviting
applications for a new award under its Library Research and
Demonstration Program, for research and demonstration programs related
to the improvement of libraries, including the promotion of economical
and efficient delivery of information, cooperative efforts,
developmental projects, education in library and information science,
and dissemination of information derived from such projects. An
estimated one award of $2.48 million will be awarded to an institution
of higher education or other public or private agency, institution, or
organization. Contact: Neal Kaske or Louise V. Sutherland, U.S.E.D.,
555 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Room 404, Washington, D.C. 20208-5571; (202)
219-1315.

May 28--Special education: The U.S. Education Department is
inviting applications for awards under its Services for Children with
Deaf-Blindness Program, to assist states in insuring the provision of
early-intervention, special-education, and related services as well
as vocational and transitional services to infants, toddlers,
children, and youths with deaf-blindness; to provide technical
assistance to agencies that are preparing adolescents with
deaf-blindness for adult activities; and to support research,
development, replication, pre-service and in-service training,
parental-involvement activities, and other activities to improve
services to children with deaf-blindness. An estimated $128,000 to
$138,000 will be granted to each of three public or nonprofit private
agencies, institutions, or organizations, including an American
Indian tribe and the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U.S. Interior
Department, and tribally controlled schools funded by the Interior
Department. Contact: Charles Freeman, U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave.,
S.W., Room 4617, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2644; (202)
205-8165; TDD: (202) 205-6170.

May 28--Student musicians: Applications are due for the Panasonic
Young Soloists Award, which provides up to $10,000 to one or more
students with a disability who wish to pursue their interest in
music. Contact: Very Special Arts, Young Soloists Program, Education
Office, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington,
D.C. 20566; (202) 628-2800 (voice); (202) 737-0645 (TDD).

May 31--Research: Applications are due for the 1993 McElroy
Fellowships, for extended study and work in the collections of the
Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, during the summer
of 1993. The end product of each fellowhip must be a teaching unit
based on the library's collections, which include the papers of Laura
Ingalls Wilder and others, as well as those of Herbert and Lou Henry
Hoover. Three fellowships of $1,500 each are being offered. Contact:
Mary E. Evans, Education Specialist, Hoover Presidential Library,
P.O. Box 488, West Branch, Iowa 52358; (319) 643-5301.

June 1--Educational research: Proposals are due for papers and symposia
for the Northeastern Educational Research Association 24th Annual
Conference, to be held in Ellenville, N.Y., on October 27-29. Both
quantitative and qualitative designs are invited. Contact: John Larson,
Montgomery County Public Schools, 850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, Md.
20850, (301) 279-3174; or Betty Gittman, Board of Cooperative
Educational Services of Nassau County, Valentines and Plain Roads,
Westbury, N.Y. 11590, (516) 997-8700.

June 1--Social studies: Nominations are due for the "Outstanding
Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award,'' sponsored by the
National Council for the Social Studies and co-sponsored by Weekly
Reader magazine, to recognize a current K-6 classroom teacher. Nominees
must teach social studies at least half time in a departmentalized
school setting, or regularly and systematically in an elementary school
setting. Nominees must also have maintained current N.C.S.S. membership
status for at least two years prior to the nomination date. Contact:
N.C.S.S., 3501 Newark St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016-3167; (202)
966-7840.

June 1--Social studies: Nominations are due for the "Outstanding
Middle Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award,'' co-sponsored
by Scholastic Inc., to recognize a current 5-8 classroom teacher.
Nominees must teach social studies at least half time in a
departmentalized school setting, or regularly and systematically in an
elementary school setting. Nominees must also have maintained current
N.C.S.S. membership status for at least two years prior to the
nomination date. Contact: N.C.S.S., 3501 Newark St., N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20016-3167; (202) 966-7840.

June 1--Social studies: Nominations are due for the "Outstanding
Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award,'' sponsored by the
National Council for the Social Studies and co-sponsored by Time
Education Programs, to recognize two current classroom teachers of
grades 7-12. Nominees must teach social studies at least half time, and
must also have maintained current N.C.S.S. membership status for at
least two years prior to the nomination date. Contact: N.C.S.S., 3501
Newark St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016-3167; (202) 966-7840.

June 8--Teaching and learning: Registration due for the Goddard
Institute on Teaching and Learning, to be held June 25-July 23 in
Plainfield, Vt. Contact: Steven Schapiro, Director, G.I.T.L., Goddard
College, Plainfield, Vt. 05667; (802) 454-8311 or (800)
468-4888.

June 15--Cognitive assessment: Papers are due for the First
Annual South Padre Island International Conference on Cognitive
Assessment of Children and Youth in School and Clinical Settings, to
be held November 26-27 in South Padre Island, Tex. The focus is on
the contribution of David Wechsler and a re-evaluation of the
Wechsler Scales. Papers may be submitted in English and/or Spanish.
Sponsored by the University of Texas-Pan American School of
Education. Contact: James F. Magary, University of Texas-Pan
American, Department of Educational Psychology, 1201 E. University
Dr., Edinburg, Tex. 78539.

June 30--School facilities: The U.S. Education Department is
inviting applications for awards under its School Construction in
Areas Affected by Federal Activities Program, to provide funds for
the construction or remodeling of urgently needed minimum school
facilities in school districts where enrollment and the availability
of revenues from local sources have been adversely affected by
federal activities. Funding for is contingent on Congressional
action. Contact: School Facilities Branch, Impact Aid Program,
Program Operations Division, U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room
2113, Washington, D.C. 20202-6244; (202)401-0660. Deaf and
hearing-impaired individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339 or (202) 708-9300, between 8 A.M. and 7
P.M., E.S.T.

July 15--Indian education: The U.S. Education Department is
inviting applications for awards under its Indian Vocational
Education Training Program, to provide financial assistance to
American Indian tribes and certain schools funded by the U.S.
Interior Department, for planing, conducting, and administering
projects, or portions of projects, that are authorized by and
consistent with the purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Applied Technology Act of 1990. An estimated $45,000 to $595,000 for
the first 12 months of the 36-month project period will be awarded to
each of an estimated 26 tribal organizations of any eligible Indian
tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools offering secondary
programs, or consortia of eligible tribal organizations or schools or
both. Contact: Harvey Thiel, Special Programs Branch, Division of
National Programs, Office of Vocational and Adult Education,
U.S.E.D., 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 4512, Switzer Building,
Washington, D.C. 20202-7242; (202) 205-5680. Deaf and
hearing-impaired individuals may call the Federal Dual Party Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339 (in Washington, D.C.: 708-9300).

August 1--Music-education researchers: Nominations are due for
the Music Educators National Conference Senior Researcher Award,
sponsored by the Society for Research in Music Education. The award,
presented to one researcher every two years, goes to a researcher
with a sustained career of more than 15 years. All members of the
S.R.M.E. are eligible. Contact: Cornelia Yarbrough, Chair, Executive
Committee of the Music Education Research Council, School of Music,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. 70803-2504.

August 15--Social studies: Nominations are due for the "Spirit of
America Award,'' sponsored by the National Council for the Social
Studies and co-sponsored by the National Council for the Social
Studies, presented to an individual inside or outside the
social-studies teaching profession who has made a significant or
special contribution to society that exemplifies the American
democractic spirit and who would not be recognized by any other N.C.S.S
award. Contact: N.C.S.S, 3501 Newark St., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20016-3167; (202) 966-7840.

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